Orlando Magic's Vince Carter (15) goes up for a shot in front of Milwaukee Bucks' Andrew Bogut during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)— AP

Orlando Magic's Vince Carter (15) goes up for a shot in front of Milwaukee Bucks' Andrew Bogut during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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MILWAUKEE 
Andrew Bogut scored a season-high 31 points and had 18 rebounds in his return from a back injury and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the depleted Orlando Magic 96-85 on Saturday night.

Vince Carter scored 20 points and Quentin Richardson added 16 for Orlando, down to eight active players because of illness and injury. Starters Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson missed the game for the Magic, which had its winning streak snapped at six.

After missing five games because of a sore back, Bogut looked fresh and healthy against Orlando until missing 9 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter. He scored on a hook shot on the Bucks' first possession of the game and topped his previous season high of 21 when he scored on a dunk from Brandon Jennings that made it 65-52 with 3:49 left in the third quarter.

Jennings had 27 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and John Salmons added 16 points for Milwaukee, which never trailed in the game but let Orlando stay close by missing 13 of its first 18 free throws in the fourth quarter.

Magic coach Stan Van Gundy used a zone defense in the second half to try and save his tired players, but his team fell well short of its average of 99 points. The Magic starting frontcourt of Richardson, Rashard Lewis and Marcin Gortat combined to make only 13 of 35 shots.

Nelson and J.J. Redick took a flight back to Orlando before the game because of the illness. Howard and Mickael Pietrus came back before the team's game at Detroit on Friday night. Ryan Anderson was in a walking boot after spraining his right foot Friday night.

Jason Williams hit a 3-pointer to bring Orlando to 86-80 with 3 minutes to go.

Bogut made a free throw and Richardson hit a 3-pointer to make it 87-83 with 2:14 left. Bogut then made two more free throws for an 89-83 lead and Orlando failed to score on its next two possessions.

Carter missed a 3 point attempt with 1:13 left and Ersan Ilyasova made two free throws to make it 91-83.

Jennings scored the final five points in a 9-2 run that gave Milwaukee an 84-72 with 7 minutes left.

NOTES: The Bucks made only 12 of 28 free throws in the fourth quarter. ... Milwaukee rookie Larry Sanders, the team's first-round draft choice, made his fourth start of the season. He scored four points and had five rebounds in 23 minutes.